Desk for cashiers



Aug. 26 1924. 1,506,348

I. KAMIN DESK FOR CASHIERS' Filed Jail. 14 1924 f/v YEN 722R ATTY.

Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES ISRAEL KAMIN, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

DESK FOR CASHIERS.

Application filed January 14, 1924. Serial No. 686,154.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISRAEL KAMIN, residing at 1298 Queen Street west, in the city of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Desks for Cashiers, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in desks for cashiers as described in the present specification and shown in the accompany ing drawings that form part of the same, and comprises a novel desk which is particularly adapted for bank use in a cashiers cage. The invention has for its object the safe disposal of cash and other valuables which may be lying thereupon and the automatic protection of the cashier in the event of his being held up. The desk-top may, by the simple depression of a pedal, be converted into a shield for the purpose of protecting the party using same against the onslaughts of a hold-up man; the tilting of the desk-top for this purpose immediately conveying its surface contents into a locked interior compartment of the desk proper. The automatic discharge of a revolver furthermore serving the double purpose of defence and as an alarm to other parties.

The invention consists essentially of a tiltab-le top or table portion of a desk constructed of bullet-proof material. This top is held in its normal position by a lock which is connected with mechanism automatically operated by pedal depression. Coincidentally with the. release of the lock, the desk top is revolved by gravity to an upright position and a firearm carried thereby automatically discharged.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in an operative position. Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View illustrating the desk top in its regular position and the mechanism for locking same thereat.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure throughout the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 is a desk provided with a top 2 tiltably mounted therein, said top being pivoted at diametrically opposite points as at 3 and 4. The frontal end of this top, in its normal position, rests upon a ledge 5, whilst the opposing end is possessed of a weight 6, which weight may be of any desirable shape or form, and is preferably situated adjacent to the edge of the desk top'in order to produce maximum tilting force.

The entire surface of the top 2 is faced with a bullet proof material 7 such as steel, to enable the top in an erect position to serve as a shield, thus protecting a cashier using this desk from bullets fired by parties on the opposing side of this shield.

The mechanism for locking the top 2 in its normal position comprises a bolt 8 slidably mounted in the desk frame. recess 9 in the frontal edge of the top, recelves said bolt, thus rigidly securing vthe top in its normal position. I

To manipulate the bolt 8 vided parallel thereto, slidably mounted in the desk frame. A link 11' having its respective ends pivoted in openings in these two members, is pivoted intermediate of its length to said frame in order that upon movement of the bar the bolt 8 will slide a bar 10 is proin an opposite direction to engage and disengage in the recess 9.

The inner terminus of the bar 10 is connected to a helical tension spring 12, which in turn is connected to the frame. A constant pressure upon the bar is exerted by the said spring to release the bolt 8.

The outer end of this bar is possessed of a ring 13 forming a handle for manual operation thereof and in theproximity of said ring is a slot 14.

15 is a depending trip rod slidably disposed in straps as at 16, said trip rod being urged into engagement with the bar 10 by springs 17 so that it will engage in the slot 14 thereof. It will :be apparent that by the manual withdrawal of the bar 10 through its ring, the trip rod 15 engages in the slot 14, thus locking the bolt 8 in the recess 9.

The lower. extremity of the trip rod terminates in a stirrup 18, and intermediate of the said stirrup and the strap approximate thereto is a hinge 19 permitting infiection of the trip rod.

20 is the lower drawer of the desk, which, preferably, extends the full length of same, and is provided with a suitable lock. Above this drawer is an incline 21 of such width that there is only a small opening exposed leading into the desk interior when the top is tilted to a vertical position. The tilting of this top towards such a position causes any articles resting thereupon to slide into the interior of the drawer towards which they are directed by the incline 21, and from which drawer they cannot be conveniently removed Without unlocking the same. a

it may shoot through an aperture therethrough. Connected to its trigger is a flexible member23 which in turn is'secured to the desk; frame. ,Thisflexible member is of, length that the triggenis auto- Hmatically pulled upon the top reaching a vertical l position.

In the OPGIfatIQILOf this invention, assum ing the top 2eto be looked in its normal position; upon depressing the stirrup 18 r and fallingpfrom thence into the drawer 20.

To reset the device, it is simply necessary to rotate the top back to its normal position upon the desk proper and lock it by man-- ually Withdrawing the ring 13. Contents of the drawer 20 may be removedby unlocking and openin same, the trip rod being swung from dbstruction by bending it at its hinge 19. 22 is a revolver or other firearm secured to the underside of the desk top so that a What I claim.is:

1. In a. device of the class described, a bullet-proof top tiltably mounted therein, a lock adapted to secure same in its normal position, tripping means associatedwith said lock to actuate same upon depression, gravity means to tilt the top to a vertical po it on p n p ssi f r t t i p n means, a drawer situated beneath said top having locking means, and an incline adaptedto divert articles precipitated off the top into the drawer.

2'. In a deviceof theclass described, the mb t n th a ul et-P od t i tab y mounted in the desk, of agun affixed to said top, a flexible element connected to the trigger thereof; and to the desk frame whereby top reaching a vertical position; j

Signed at Toronto, Canada, this ninth day of January, 1924 V ISRAEL KAMIN.

WVitnesses: 1 r

\VIL RID H. MA SDE F. C. BROMLEY.

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